Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 22, 2006, in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at CTech Industries Inc., Calumet, Michigan.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E615080 Filed 91206; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers (TAW) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TAW) number issued during the period of August 21 through August 25, 2006.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.

I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decrea ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-09-13-E6-15081 Wed, Sep 13 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-09-13-E6-15106

Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 221 (a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-09-13-E6-15106 Wed, Sep 13 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-09-13-E6-15078

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 11, 2006 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Kirin Cutting Service, Inc., San Francisco, California.

The petition has been deemed invalid. Two of the three petitioners were separated from employment more than oneyear prior to the date of the petition (August 11, 2006). Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of August 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E615078 Filed 91206; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 18, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Mountain Surf Inc., Friendsville, Maryland.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E615079 Filed 91206; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 31, 2006, in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Nypro Kentucky, Hazard Division, Hazard, Kentucky.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E615110 Filed 91206; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 27, 2005, applicable to workers of Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York. The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2005 (70 FR 37117).

At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.

New information shows that a worker was separated involving an employee of the Sales Office, Oneida, New York facility of Oneida Ltd. located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Ms. Rebecca Carlson, Regional Service Manager, provided support services for the production of stainless steel, silver plated and sterling silver flatware at the Sherrill, New York facility of Oneida Ltd.

Accordingly, the Department is amending this certific ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-09-13-E6-15077 Wed, Sep 13 2006 11:00:00 GMT